The answer should be 17.25. Twenty-five percent OF 23 is 5.75. When you subtract that from 23 to find out how much OFF that is, you get 17.25.
A shortcut in this case would be to multiply by the reciprocal (75%, or 0.75). Seventy-five percent of something is the same as 25% taken off of it.
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17.25
25% off of 8 pounds = 8 pounds - (0.25 x 8 pounds) = 6 pounds
11.25 pounds.
25 percent off 33 pounds = £24.7525% off of £33= 25% discount applied to £33= £33 - (25% * £33)= £33 - (0.25 * £33)= £33 - £8.25= £24.75
The amount after the discount is 30.94 pounds.